Ohio reducing ex-cons returning to prison
Ohio's rate of prisoner "recidivism," the number of ex-convicts who commit crimes and return to prison, dropped to 27.09 percent for inmates released in 2010, the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported recently. That was a drop from 39.53 percent in 2003, and the decrease will help taxpayers save money in housing inmates, officials said.
Ohio's recidivism rate
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Cost of housing Ohio prisoners
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